Best compact cameras under $1,000
The $500 to $1,000 used compact tier. Fixed-lens APS-C and 1-inch sensor models that beat phones by a wide margin and rival many interchangeable-lens kits for stills.
24 models match the filter. Default rank: current price as a percentage of MSRP, so the camera at the steepest discount sits at #1. How we compute this.
- 4Lowest now$659$1,299 MSRP-49%
- 5Lowest now$684$1,299 MSRP-47%
- 6Lowest now$559$999 MSRP-44%
- 7Lowest now$799$1,299 MSRP-38%
- 9Lowest now$749$999 MSRP-25%
- 11Lowest now$824$999 MSRP-18%
- 13Lowest now$839$999 MSRP-16%
- 15Lowest now$774$899 MSRP-14%
- 16Lowest now$719$799 MSRP-10%
- 17Lowest now$919$999 MSRP-8%
- 19Lowest now$519$549 MSRP-5%
- 20Lowest now$974$999 MSRP-3%
- 21Lowest now$729$699 MSRP+4%
- 22Lowest now$899$699 MSRP+29%
- 23Lowest now$904$529 MSRP+71%
- 24Lowest now$524$279 MSRP+88%
How we built this list
Should You Buy This Camera tracks used prices across the major used-gear sites. This list filters the catalog to cameras that match the criteria above, then ranks by deal score, so the camera at the steepest discount from its launch MSRP comes first. Prices and rankings refresh daily.
See the methodology page for how prices are sourced, how seller conditions are normalized, and what the deal score does and doesn't measure.
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